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Your baby's crown-to-rump length is approximately 10 inches and the total length of your growing baby is around 15.75 inches. Your baby weighs about 2.4 pounds at this point. Your uterus is a little more than 3 inches above your bellybutton. Your weight gain at this time should be between 17 and 24 pounds.

Blood vessel in the umbilical cord. For several months, the umbilical cord has been the baby's lifeline to the mother. Nourishment is transferred from the mother's blood, through the placenta, and into the umbilical cord to the baby. If the mother ingests any toxic substances, such as drugs or alcohol, the baby receives these as well!

You will probably begin visiting your caregiver once every two weeks. Week 28 is an important week for testing. You will probably be having your glucose tolerance test, an iron level test and if you are Rh negative, you should have an antibody test. The antibody test will determine if you and your baby will have any reactions to each other's blood differences. The glucose test will check for gestational diabetes.

Your baby's brain continues to develop and is now forming the folds and grooves of a fully developed brain. The amount of tissues within the brain also continues to increase in large amounts. The hair that covers your baby's scalp is also getting longer. Your baby is now large enough for presentation to be determined and your doctor might be able to find out if your baby is at risk for being breech. If your baby is breech, don't panic. There is still time for the baby to rotate.

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babee12(pink) - 6.8 hours ago
28 weeks :) Wow I can't believe there is only 12 to go. I really need to get organised

mammawendy - 1 days ago
LilyanasMommy, I go through the same thing too. He will move ALL day one day and then sleep for like 2 days. I love having my doppler on days like that.

LilyanasMommy - 1 days ago
Welcome Sunshine :) trust me thats totally normal. I'll go hours without feeling anything and get myself all worried and sit there poking my belly and all that stuff, only for her to go crazy an hour or so later. Hopefully she won't come out any worse for wear from all my poking. Kinda wish I had gotten a doppler sometimes.

LilyanasMommy - 1 days ago
Hi everyone this is Ellie1131, I totally got locked out of the site since Monday after i posted that message :( but now I'm back with a different name. Anyway I passed the glucose test :D and dr says I'm anemic and extremely low on iron and that's apparently why I'm craving sponges lol. Well at least now I know I'm not crazy. 29 weeks tomorrow, I can hardly believe it.

mammawendy - 3 days ago
Jennifer Trampf, I would say that slowing yourself down would certainly not be a bad thing. Better to be over cautious. Besides, if your anything like me, my lack of energy has already slowed me down without my consent. Time to lay back on the couch and pick up the bon bons and remote :)

Jennifer Trampf - 4 days ago
Any ladies on here dealing with plecenta previa? They say that my plecenta might have rooted to my c-section scar and they say that an emergency hysterectomy might happen when they deliver the little bean. The doc hasnt put me on bed rest (as of yet) and I am almost 29 weeks. I do have a two and a half year old that I always pick up and do mom stuff (cook,clean) all of the time. My question is would you put yourself on moderate bedrest?(no picking up,slowing down with house chores)even if the doc hasnt yet. They are just worried about me rupturing but I feel so quilty slowing down...? Ug any advice.....

chrisplus3 - 4 days ago
Hi sunshine and welcome, well i must say that i go thru this regularly, i told my doctor and he said to carry a kick count, which mean lay on your side and the baby should move at least 10 times in that hour, other than that he said unless i dont get the 10 kicks then i should call, but he did tell me that all babies have a moment where they sleep and dont really move as much, i hope this helps but either way ask your doctor tomorrow to follow up on it!!

sunnshine5366 - 4 days ago
hi everyone this is my first post but i have been reading them since i found out i was pregnant.. most of my questions have been answered just by reading others fears and concerns.. but i was hoping that someone could tell me if they are experiencing the same thing... but there will be long periods of time durring the day when i don't feel the baby move at all for about 2-3 hrs and then will feel her just move like a fish in water for about and hr then calm down again... i know all pregnancies are different but i wonder if i should call the doctor?... even though i go to see him tomorrow? any advice?

chrisplus3 - 5 days ago
Hey ladies glucose test came back normal so hooray that i dont have to go for a 3 hour one, mine was lemon lime flavor which made it 100 times more nasty because it tasted like lemon full with sugar yuk, well ellie i wont be surprise that your iron is low, because mine is and my crazy craving is soap, i dont know what to do sometimes i feel so weird even taking a shower, doc ordered me iron supplements so i hope once my iron goes up the craving will go away, well hope ya all are fine!!

Gift-from-God - 5 days ago
Since I have a midwife and am having a home birth, I don't have to do the glucose test. Lucky me!! :)

samine - 6 days ago
Ellie~ I agree, that stuff they make you drink is absolutely horrible! Mine was fruit punch, but I had to take my test early because of my weight. It was fruit punch, but still awful! It was all I could do to drink it down! I would say that craving sponges is odd..that's one of those things that usually can point to some form of deficiency in your diet. Hope you get to have your epidural! Is anyone else starting to get a little nervous about labor? I had sufficiently forgotten about all the pain I had with my son, before going to the hospital, and now I feel like I may not be able to handle it again! I know I have to, but starting to get scared about it, hah. I also am getting really frustrated over not having the baby's room ready. In this case, I can't move out all of the furniture in it that needs to go so I can move in the baby furniture, so it's completely out of my hands! It's driving me nuts! My husband has hurt his back, and can't even lift a gallon of milk, so even he can't help! Ugh, lol. Hope everyone is doing well!

Madilyns♥Mommy - 6 days ago
Ellie : I hate that drink.. mine was orange flavor too which made it worst.. thought I was gonna literally puke it up!

mammawendy - 6 days ago
Ellie1131*Pink*, SPONGES? thats crazy. I definately dont envy you but they have to be less fattening than the donuts and icecream that I cant seem to stay away from. I have heard of weird cravings like that but never talked to anyone who had them. I have my glucose test Friday...not looking forward to the nasty drink.

krystasappleseed - 6 days ago
congrats on your progress ladies. we just had a friend give birth at this week and the baby was only 1 lb 9 oz. I hope u are all progressing well and healthy. good luck

LilyanasMommy - 6 days ago
Had my glucose test today it was orange flavored and really nasty and in a big plastic bottle lol, I had to do it in the waiting room and everyone in there was laughing at me plugging my nose and chugging it down while making terrible faces the whole time. At least it was refridgerated, it must be 10 times worse warm. Doctor said I was measuring right on target :D and the baby was dancing around because of the sugary stuff lol she kept kicking the doppler and the doctor when she was trying to measure me. They are checking to see if I am anemic because I've had the most weird craving lately. For some reason I want to eat sponges :( everyone thinks I'm crazy and makes fun of me for it all the time. It's all I can think about. :( So weird I've never ever had the urge to eat a sponge before lol. I also have to go meet with an anesthesiologist to see if I can get an epidural in labor cause I have mild scoliosis. Lets hope I can lol I want all the drugs I can get. :) xxx

mammawendy - 7 days ago
went shopping for baby clothes this weekend! I have a good stock of clothes 12mo and up from my son but I made the mistake of 'loaning' his infant clothes to a friend who then gave them away to somebody else. Oh well, buying new baby stuff is always fun even if it is unnecessairly expensive.

chrisplus3 - 7 days ago
Hello ladies hope all is great! As far as for me, so far so good, see Doc 2morrow (keeping my fingers crossed i didnt fail my glucose test) but either way, i have been so busy at work that im soo tired, and to top it off i caught a stupid cold from my sick patients, ugh how awful, anyhow this weekend went darn well, i got on top of all my to do's, got pretty much all the big things i need for the baby and since i have a lot of cheap friends im not worry on what they might bring for my baby shower which btw im going to be doing the 3rd week of march, time is just slipping by my hand and its gonna go even faster bcause i see Doc every 2 weeks until week 32 then i go every week, so i know that in a blink of an eye this baby will be here!! Well girls probably wont talk to ya again til week 29 cus my busy week start 2morrow again!! Take care ya'll belly rubs to all!!

Madilyns♥Mommy - 7 days ago
Can't believe I'll be 29 weeks pregnant on Thursday already! Once I hit 31 weeks it's single digits left :)

MissGismo - 7 days ago
sassafras I was measuring a bit bigger with my last son and he went over 40 weeks and was born 9lb2 :) I delievered him after a 1h20min labor with no epidural and no stitches :) he was a big , strong, healthy boy :)

sassafras - 7 days ago
hmm so I'm wondering do people generally deliver earlier than their given due date if they are consistantly measuring bigger?

Epopea(blue) - 8 days ago
Yes, typically you are one centimeter per week. They sometimes vary a little if say you were to have dropped and then you will measure smaller. If the doctor were concerned they would send you for a measurment ultrasound.

sassafras - 9 days ago
So when you say you are measuring large are you just going by the measurement they take of your uterus? For instance I just got measured yesterday and my uterus is measuring at 31, but I'm only 28 weeks. Does that mean I'm measuring for a person who is in 31 weeks?

sassafras - 9 days ago
mummya-my midwife appointments are actually increasing now that I'm on the third trimester

bethfj - 9 days ago
havent been on this week girls we have been away monday-friday had a great time but am tired now&its good 2 b home:) 29 weeks 2mo yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!x

mammawendy - 10 days ago
Tanda1, I'm still keeping up on the zumba workout for now but I have totally given up any effort at shimmying as I dont think its physically possible. Not sure how long I should continue this workout but, with modified movements, I think its still okay to do.

nikki28789-twins! - 10 days ago
Had my glucose test on Thursday and everything is fine so I'm happy happy. Had another growth scan yesterday too and both my girlies are growing exactly on target :-). Seeing a consultant on Monday so hopefully will find out what my chances of delivering naturally will be, but they are both head down so fingers crossed!! Hope everyone else is doing well

remewife - 10 days ago
29 weeks tomorrow.... where is the time going???

MissGismo - 10 days ago
28 weeks yayyyyyyyyyyy!!! Keep these fridays rollin in lol

chrisplus3 - 11 days ago
Hello 28 weeks!!

leanne84 - 11 days ago
haha angel, im a clever girl me! :)

angeleyes35 - 11 days ago
Wondered where you'd added me from lol :D xx

leanne84 - 12 days ago
angel- just added ya on the link! hope you accept :)

mummya - 12 days ago
Hello everyone I have just got back from the midwife and had my glucose test. I hate having my blood taken not because of the needles or the blood but because my veins are just so rubbish. On the plus side I'm now measuring bang on where I should be which is reasuring as my first baby weighed 9lb 1oz when he was born and I wasn't even over due. I don't see my midwife again until I'm 34 weeks! Is this the same for any of you ladies? X

jstet - 12 days ago
Bedding coming in tomorrow!!!! So excited!

Tanda1 - 13 days ago
Hi All, Is anybody still working out? I went for my Zumba class and found that I cannot pump my hips anymore :( The lower abs start hurting immediately. I’m really not looking forward to treadmill workouts, they are too boring to keep me going.

angeleyes35 - 13 days ago
Hi Mummies :)) Hope you're all doing well x I went to see the midwife yesterday and I'm measuring a week ahead and so far little man is breech! 1st baby i've had to be breech at this stage but read it's more common when you've had a few babies already lol. If any of you are on facebook and from the Uk there is a page for Uk mums with babies due in 2012 if you want to add yourselves :) i'm Gail Hammond and you're welcome to add me x Link below xx http://www.facebook.com/groups/262509080486210/

Nicoles1st - 13 days ago
Getting ready for my OB appointment this morning & realized I hadn't posted in 28 weeks yet! The weeks keep going by faster & it seems like I have so much to do now to get ready but I truly enjoy every minute of it :-) The nesting has been great, I haven't been this organized in YEARS... Also, I turn the big 30 today but I don't mind as much knowing I have my 1'st child on the way, I'm sure she'll keep my youth alive. Hugs & belly rubs all around <3

amandaandandy - 13 days ago
Mommynwifey- do you have a complete plasenta previa? I have a partial and am hoping it moves- I havent had any other problems and thought the pregnancy was going so smooth until they told me about this condtion- Fingers crossed that it changes- I was really hoping for a natural birth. Are they going to deliver at 36-37 weeks?

leanne84 - 13 days ago
mommy- im sorry to hear that! its just in England we get 2 scans and that is it. :( will you be having a c section?

mommynwifey2b26 - 13 days ago
this will be our 10th scan but we have a ton of problems so i would be glad to not have to have as many....my placenta is covering my cervix and trying to come away from te wall and baby is on the small side they also thinkmy cervical cancer is back.....althought I really enjoying seeing her I'm also scared half to death everytime I go in!

leanne84 - 14 days ago
im jealous of u ladies still having scans! we had our last scan at 20 wks and thats it until baby arrives! unless we pay privately of course around £150! we were told we are expecting a girl, but we just dont believe it and wont until she arrives! we saw the mw today and all is fine with baby as far as we know, and im booked in for my anti D next wed, i hate that injection!! hope you are all keeping well!? :)

CourtneyBenjamin - 14 days ago
Thumper. This is my 4th and i drink 1-2 coffees a day plus a soda (usually pepsi) all my kids and healthy as can be!

muncymomma - 14 days ago
so today has been one of those cry by myself and when hubby asks whats wrong tell him to go away but really mean stay and love on me days lol. i hate feeling like this but so thankful hubby loves me anyways...also glad this pregnancy is almost over just so i can get back to 'normal' lol

mommynwifey2b26 - 14 days ago
7 more days till my next ultrasound and 13 days till my babyshower!!!! i just wished it would start going faster....up till a week ago i wanted it to go slow but man everyday feels like it takes a week to come!!!

Thumpersmommy - 14 days ago
Thanks for all the advice ladies...it makes me feel a lot better!! I kind of freaked out on her a little...and she (of course) ran to my husband and told him that she didn't want to come visit because I was being mean and rude and she didn't want to be 'stepping on anybody's toes'. Imagine her suprise when hubby told her to stop playing the 'woe is me' card, and to stop telling me what the hell to do. lol God I love this man...and he's been an absolute DARLING about my hormonal imbalance (I cry so much now...over everything...its pathetic!) Just makes me feel so much better at the end of the day, when I know you ladies are there going through the same thing as me!!!!

yolandalee - 14 days ago
I've been drinking a coffee a day as well, or a couple of teas, I did with my first pregnancy too. Nesting instinct has finally kicked in ... cleanng out my sons clothes and toys as we are having a girl this time and won't need much of the stuff I was hanging on to just in case! So many things!! I think we will go back to using the toy library with the next bubs as the stuff can get out of hand!

bethfj - 14 days ago
I freak out about movements everyday too girls!I did with my 1st baby aswell and even went in2 hospital once because I was worried but everything was fine-I worry all the time! Mommywifey-I agree about getting 2 30 weeks-even though monday seems to come around quickly every week it seems I have been waiting 2 get 2 30 weeks 4 soooo long!cant wait 2 b able 2 count downx

mommynwifey2b26 - 14 days ago
hello 28 weeks!!! Is it me or is 30 weeks taking forever to get here???

I-already-luv-u - 15 days ago
@muncymomma im glad im not the only one... I get soooooo freaked out, I wanna go into the er everytime jus to hear a heart beat but I knw I cant lol...

bethfj - 15 days ago
cant wait 2 get 2 30 weeks then we can count down rather than up:)x

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